get country code from IP Address (.NET solution or API)

Question

Hi,

I'm experiencing some issues when trying to get the country code for a given IP address.

After researching for a while on the internet, I read that the API of hostip.info offers this information within XML format.

http://api.hostip.info/?ip=91.216.236.169

The problem is that for some IP addresses I get "unknown" result. Above you can see one example.

My question is if exists another API or software for .NET platform (free or not free) that could supply me the country code for all the IP addresses of the world.

Thanks for your comments.

Have nice day.

Answer 1

You can try with IPInfoDB: http://ipinfodb.com/ip_location_api.php.

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Answer 2

Hi,

Refer the following Source codes for your Req.

http://dotnetguts.blogspot.in/2008/06/finding-country-from-visitors-ip-in.html

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/28363/How-to-convert-IP-address-to-country-name

the below shows some 3rd party tool, which you can able to try the Demo and check.

http://www.dotnetcountry.com/demo.aspx

http://ip-to-country.webhosting.info/book/print/5

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Answer 3

go throuh this demo of using asp.net. Its simple and quiet easy.

IP to Location Finder API demo

Thank You.

hav fun with coding.

regds

Me

Answer 4

Hi,

I just implemented GeoLite Country free solution http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecountry

99.5% accurate

It uses a file.dat with Ip addresses

Any problems in using this solution?

Thanks!

Answer 5

Hi,

I just implemented GeoLite Country free solution http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecountry
99.5% accurate

It uses a file.dat with Ip addresses

Any problems in using this solution?

Thanks!

So, have you resolved your quesitons? Or do you have any other update?

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Answer 6

Yes.

I'm happy with the answers.

Thanks.

Answer 7

string Country name=GetIP("IP address");
private string GetIP(string ipadd)
 {
  string str = "";
  try
   {
    if (!(ipadd != ""))
      return str;
      HttpWebRequest httpWebRequest = WebRequest.Create(new Uri("http://freegeoip.net/json/" + ipadd)) as HttpWebRequest;
                httpWebRequest.Method = "GET";
                httpWebRequest.ContentType = "text/xml";
                using (HttpWebResponse httpWebResponse = httpWebRequest.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse)
      {
        str = new StreamReader(httpWebResponse.GetResponseStream()).ReadToEnd().Split(',')[2].Replace("\\", "").Split(':')[1].ToString();
                    str = str.Substring(1, str.Length - 1);
                    return str = str.Substring(0, str.Length - 1);
     }
   }
   catch
    {
      return str;
    }
 }